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Journal Article
A Brave New World of Designer Babies?
2007
Overview
With recent advances in genetics, the possibilities for reproductive uses are escalating. Prenatal testing and screening have become a routine part of pregnancy for most women in the US, leaving the once-narrow confines of genetics clinics for the broader world of general obstetrics. Couples undergoing in vitro fertilization may now have their embryos tested for genetic defects through preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Gene therapy is slowly offering the possibility of treating genetic and other diseases and may one day allow us to enhance or eliminate desirable and undesirable traits, respectively. Cloning, though not yet technologically feasible in humans, no longer seems merely the stuff of science fiction. As genetics has gained more prominence in the public discourse, inevitable concerns have been raised about the implications of reproductive advancements. The worries are often both forward and backward looking. Many worry about technologies we have never seen before: using gene therapy to enhance individuals, cloning those we find desirable, and creating chimeras of animals and humans. Others express concerns about returning to the attitudes and mistakes of our past. Indeed, many have condemned widely accepted (as well as some still theoretical) practices in reproductive genetics as a form of eugenics. This article explores the latter concerns - namely, that we are currently using, or will soon use, reproductive technologies in eugenic ways. The goal is to give fuller substance to the term \"eugenics,\" and to elaborate on the various aspects of eugenics so that we can more carefully evaluate current and future uses of reproductive technologies.
